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. T. P. SKE'LLENG-ER.

GATE LATCH.

N0. 366L264, Patented July 12, 1887..

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llNiTE STATES THEODORE P. SKELLENGER, OF MORRISTOVN, NEYV JERSEY.

GATE LATCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 366,264, dated July 12,1887.

Serial No. 215,150. (X model.)

- cheap and practical fastener for gates; and to this end my invention.consists, principally, of a rotating bar fitted in the gate and bent toform a handle at one end and a catch at the other opposite to thehandle, in combination with a latch-plate attached to the gate-post andformed with inwardly-projecting lips, as hereinafter described andclaimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a gate having my new fastener appliedthereto. Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of the gate-post, gate, andfastener, the gate-post and gate being broken away to show theconstruction of the fastener; and Fig. 3 isa plan view of the blankforforining the latch-plate.

The gate A is of any approved construction, and in this instance of thesliding type, being attached to the post 13 by the staples" C G.

D is the fastener. This is made of a bar of round iron bent at rightangles to form the handle a, and bent again at the opposite end to formthe catch b. The fastener D is held to the gate by the plates c,havingcorresponding orifices c,in which the fastener is free to turn.

E represents the latch-plate, attached to the gate-post F. Thislatch-plate is formed of a This blank is slotted blank shown in Fig. 3.

at c c e to form the two flanges 6 6 which are opened to form the slot iand bent to form the downwardly-projecting lips 177:, as shown in Fig.2. The latcl1-plate is set into and over-a recess, 7', formed in thepost F, so that the catch b of the fastener may pass through the slotiand be turned to engage with thenpper flange e of the latch-plate, andthus hold the gate closed, as shown clearly in Figs. 1 and 2.

V In use, to open the gate the handle a is to be grasped and turned to ahorizontal position. This will turn the catch 1) of the fastenerparallel with the slot i and disengage it from the lip 1;,and thusunfasten the gate so it can be opened.

To close and fasten the gate, the handle a is to be grasped and broughtto horizontal position and the gate closed, causing the catch 1) toenter the slott. Then thehandle a has simply to be releasethwhen itsweight will turn the fastener and cause the catch 6 to engage with thelip i, and thus securely hold the gate.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- The latch-plate E, secured over the recess jin the post F, and formed with the slot t, and inwardly-projeetingflanges 0 above and below the slot, each flange being formed with adownwardlyprojectinglip,i,in combination with the fastener D, formedwith the catch 1) and opposite handle a, and attached to the gate A bysuitable fasteningsin which itis adapted to rotate, substantially asdescribed.

' THEODORE I. SKELLENGER. lVitnesses:

H. A. West, C. Snnowrogr.

